Flowering
Plant Taxonomy
Lecture and
Laboratory Schedule
Prof. Ray Phillips – Fall 2004
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DATE |
LECTURE/LAB TOPIC |
QUIZ
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FAMILIES
INTRODUCED |
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Sept. 8 |
1)
Introduction |
1 |
1-2, 17-18 |
Preface, Chapter 1 |
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LAB 1: Lab orientation, Plant Collecting Techniques; Overview
of Families 1-2, 17-18 |
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Appendix 2; Chapter 9
(Family descriptions) |
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10 |
2)
Terminology: Vegetative Structures |
2 |
19-21 |
Chapter 4 (55-62) |
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11 |
SATURDAY FIELD
TRIP - meet at |
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13 |
3)
Terminology: Vegetative Structures and Life Cycles of Plants |
3 |
22-24 |
Chapter 4(63-65) |
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15 |
4)
Terminology: Flower Structures |
4 |
25-27 |
Chapter 4(66-74) |
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LAB 2: Review of Plant Morphology, Use of
Keys, Identification; Overview of Families 20-27 |
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Chapter 9 (Family descriptions) |
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17 |
5)
Terminology: Inflorescences, Seeds and Fruit
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5 |
28-30 |
Chapter 4(75-81) |
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18 |
SATURDAY FIELD
TRIP - meet at |
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20 |
6) What is
evolution and what does taxonomy have to do with it? |
6 |
31-33 |
Chapter 6 (121-125) |
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22 |
7) History of
Taxonomy |
7 |
34-36 |
Chapter 3 |
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LAB 3: Plant Morphology/Terminology,
Identification(2-3 plants); Overview of Families 28-36 |
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Chapter 9 (Family descriptions) |
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24 |
8) Comparison
of Major Classification Systems up to Mid- 20th Century |
8 |
37-39 |
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27 |
9) Comparison
of Cronquist’s and Phylogenetic Systems |
9 |
40-42 |
Chapter 9 (217-222) |
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29 |
10) Phylogenetic
Systematics - Cladistics |
10 |
43-45 |
Chapter 2 (13-21) |
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LAB 4: FAMILY EXAM I (Families 1-2, 17-36). Dendrogrammaceae
Intro; Identification (2-3 plants), Student Collection; Overview of Families
37-45. |
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Chapter 9 (Family descriptions) |
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Oct. 1 |
11) Phylogenetic
Systematics - Cladistics |
11 |
46-49 |
Chapter 2 (22-31) |
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4 |
12) Phylogenetic
Systematics - Cladistics |
12 |
50-52 |
Chapter 2 (31-38) |
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6 |
13)
Macromolecular Sequence and Cladistics |
13 |
53-56 |
Chapter 5 (105-110) |
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LAB 5: Dendrogrammaceae Cladistic
Analysis; Student Collections; Overview of Families 46-56. § First set of five correctly identified and
labeled collection specimens are due. |
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Chapter 9 (Family descriptions) |
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8 |
14) Macromolecular
Sequence and Cladistics |
14 |
57-60 |
Chapter 5 (110-118) |
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11 |
15) Review
Session (Exam completed by |
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13 |
16) Evolution
of Green Plants |
15 |
3-9 |
Chapter 7 (153-173) |
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LAB 6: Student Collections; Overview of
Families 53-60 and 3-9 |
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Chapter 9 (Family descriptions) |
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15 |
17) EXAM DUE; Origin of Flowering Plants |
16 |
10-16 |
Chapter 7 (173-181) |
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18 |
FALL BREAK |
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20 |
18) Instructor Away – Work on individual papers |
17* |
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LAB 7: Student
Collections; Overview of Families 10-16 |
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Chapter 9 (Family descriptions) |
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22 |
19) No Class – Work on individual papers |
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25 |
20) Biogeography |
18 |
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27 |
21) Vicariance Biogeography |
19 |
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LAB 8: Student
Collections. Review Families 37-60, 3-16 |
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Chapter 9 (Family descriptions) |
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29 |
22) Vicariance Biogeography |
20 |
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Nov. 1 |
23) Examples |
21 |
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3 |
24) Nomenclature |
22 |
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Appendix 1 |
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LAB 9: FAMILY EXAM II (Families 37-60, 3-16). DNA Sequencing, Student Collections |
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5 |
25) Nomenclature |
23 |
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Appendix 1 |
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8 |
26) Nomenclature – Approaching Revolution? |
24 |
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Appendix 1 |
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10 |
27) Review Session (Exam taken by |
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LAB 10: Electron
Microscopy Exercise, Student Collections § Second set of 15 correctly identified and
labeled collection specimens are due. |
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12 |
28) Species -
Variation within populations |
25 |
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Chapter 6 (121-127) |
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15 |
29) EXAM DUE; Species
- Isolation and Speciation |
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Chapter 6 (127-133) |
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17 |
30) Species -
Isolating Mechanisms I |
26 |
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Chapter 6 (133-138) |
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LAB 11: Student Collections |
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19 |
31) Species -
Isolating Mechanisms II |
27 |
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Chapter 6 (138-144) |
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22 |
32) Species -
Species Concepts |
28 |
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Chapter 6 (144-147) |
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24 |
THANKSGIVING RECESS |
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26 |
THANKSGIVING RECESS |
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29 |
33) PAPERS DUE;
Oral Reports |
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Dec. 1 |
34) Oral Reports LAB 12: Student Collections |
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3 |
35) Oral Reports |
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6 |
36) Species -
Case Studies |
29 |
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Chapter 6 (147-150) |
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8 |
37) Species -
Case Studies |
30 |
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LAB 13: Student Collections § Student Collections are due |
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10 |
38) Course Evaluations; Schedule Final Exam Review; Wrap-up |
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*This quiz will be a worksheet to be completed during the week while Prof. Phillips is away.
Final Exam: Schedule to be announced.